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description was being given Mr. Pontifex, for that is the name of Mr. Sharpe's visitor, rose from the chair and went and leaned on the mantel- piece with one elbow, standing up to do so, with his legs crossed. [described his movements to Mr. Sharpe. In order to make the “test” even more convincing, I asked Mr. Sharpe to tell Mr. Pontifex to pick up a book at random (I knew the telephone was in Mr, Sharpe's library) and to hold it in such a position that Mr. Sharpe could not see it, and therefore could not “telepath” its description tome, This was done, and I correctly stated the size of the book, the colour of the binding, that the letter- ing was in gold at the back, and that “although it is in English it is in some way connected with something foreign.” As a matter of fact it was an English translation of a German work on philosophy.
After that, Mr. Pontifex came to the tele- phone and asked for further demonstration. The ability to “see” was fast slipping away from me; but I was able to describe one or two more articles to him, such as his own watch, and a cigarette-case in his pocket. He then cross-questioned me, in order to find out if I had seen him before, if I had ever heard him described, etc. His letter shows that I
description was being given Mr. Pontifex, for that is the name of Mr. Sharpe's visitor, rose from the chair and went and leaned on the mantel- piece with one elbow, standing up to do so, with his legs crossed. [described his movements to Mr. Sharpe. In order to make the “test” even more convincing, I asked Mr. Sharpe to tell Mr. Pontifex to pick up a book at random (I knew the telephone was in Mr, Sharpe's library) and to hold it in such a position that Mr. Sharpe could not see it, and therefore could not “telepath” its description tome, This was done, and I correctly stated the size of the book, the colour of the binding, that the letter- ing was in gold at the back, and that “although it is in English it is in some way connected with something foreign.” As a matter of fact it was an English translation of a German work on philosophy.
After that, Mr. Pontifex came to the tele- phone and asked for further demonstration. The ability to “see” was fast slipping away from me; but I was able to describe one or two more articles to him, such as his own watch, and a cigarette-case in his pocket. He then cross-questioned me, in order to find out if I had seen him before, if I had ever heard him described, etc. His letter shows that I
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